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Joel 3

New American Standard Bible 2020

The Nations Will Be Judged

1“1For beholdH2009, 2in thoseH1992 daysH3117 and at that timeH6256, WhenH834 I 3restoreH7725 the fortunesH7622 of JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389,2I will 4gatherH6908 allH3605 the nationsH1471 And bringH3381 them downH3381 to the 5ValleyH6010 of 6JehoshaphatH3092. Then I will 7enterH8199 intoH8199 judgmentH8199 with them thereH8033 OnH5921 behalfH5921 ofH5921 My peopleH5971 and My inheritanceH5159, IsraelH3478, WhomH834 they have 8scatteredH6340 among the nationsH1471; And they have 9dividedH2505 upH2505 My landH776.3They have also 10castH3032 lotsH1486 for My peopleH5971, 1112TradedH5414 a boyH3206 for a prostituteH2181, And soldH4376 a girlH3207 for wineH3196 so that they may drinkH8354. 4MoreoverH1571, whatH4100 are you to Me, 13TyreH6865, SidonH6721, and allH3605 the regionsH1552 of 14PhilistiaH6429? Are you repayingH7999 Me with retributionH1576? But ifH518 you are showingH1580 Me retribution, swiftlyH7031 and speedilyH4120 I will 15returnH7725 your retributionH1576 on your headH7218! 5SinceH834 you have 16takenH3947 My silverH3701 and My goldH2091, broughtH935 My preciousH4261 17treasuresH4261 to your templesH1964, 6and soldH4376 the 18sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389 to the 19GreeksH3125 inH4616 orderH4616 toH4616 removeH7368 them farH7368 from their territoryH1366, 7beholdH2009, I am going to 20stirH5782 them upH5782 from the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 you have soldH4376 them, and returnH7725 your retributionH1576 on your headH7218. 8I will also 21sellH4376 your sonsH1121 and your daughtersH1323 into the handH3027 of the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063, and they will sellH4376 them to the 22SabeansH7615, to a distantH7350 nationH1471,” for the LordH3068 has spokenH1696.

923ProclaimH7121 thisH2088 among the nationsH1471: 24PrepareH6942 for holyH6942 warH4421; 25stirH5782 upH5782 the warriorsH1368! Have allH3605 the soldiersH582H4421 comeH5066 forwardH5066, have them comeH5927 upH5927!1026BeatH3807 your plowsharesH855 into swordsH2719, And your pruningH4211 hooksH4211 into spearsH7420; 27Let the weakH2523 man sayH559, “I am a warriorH1368.”112829HurryH5789 and comeH935, allH3605 you surroundingH5439 nationsH1471, And gatherH6908 yourselves thereH8033. BringH5181 downH5181, LordH3068, Your 30warriorsH1368.12Let the nationsH1471 be awakenedH5782 And comeH5927 upH5927 to the 31ValleyH6010 of 32JehoshaphatH3092, For thereH8033 I will sitH3427 to 33judgeH8199 AllH3605 the surroundingH5439 nationsH1471.1334PutH7971 in the sickleH4038, for the 35harvestH7105 isH1310 ripeH1310. ComeH935, 36treadH7287 the grapes, for the 37wineH1660 pressH1660 is fullH4390; The vatsH3342 overflowH7783, for their 38wickednessH7463 is greatH7227.1439MultitudesH1995, multitudesH1995 in the 40valleyH6010 of 41decisionH2742! For the 42dayH3117 of the LordH3068 is nearH7138 in the valleyH6010 of 43decisionH2742.15The 44sunH8121 and moonH3394 have becomeH6937 darkH6937, And the starsH3556 have lostH622 their brightnessH5051.16The LordH3068 45roarsH7580 from ZionH6726 And 46uttersH5414 His voiceH6963 from JerusalemH3389, And the 47heavensH8064 and the earthH776 quakeH7493. But the LordH3068 is a 48refugeH4268 for His peopleH5971, And a 49strongholdH4581 for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478.17Then you will 50knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068 your GodH430, DwellingH7931 on ZionH6726, My 51holyH6944 mountainH2022. So JerusalemH3389 will be 52holyH6944, And 53strangersH2114 will noH3808 longerH5750 passH5674 through it.

Judah Will Be Blessed

18And on that dayH3117 The 54mountainsH2022 will dripH5197 with 55sweetH6071 wineH6071, And the hillsH1389 will 56flowH1980 with milkH2461, And allH3605 the 57brooksH650 of JudahH3063 will flowH1980 with waterH4325; And a 58springH4599 will goH3318 outH3318 from the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 And waterH8248 the ValleyH5158 of 59ShittimH7851.19EgyptH4714 will becomeH1961 a wastelandH8077, And EdomH112 will becomeH1961 a desolateH8077 wildernessH4057, BecauseH4480 of the 60violenceH2555 61done to the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063, In whoseH834 landH776 they have shedH8210 innocentH5355 bloodH1818.20But JudahH3063 will be 62inhabitedH3427 foreverH5769, And JerusalemH3389 for allH1755 generationsH1755.21And I will 63avengeH5358 their bloodH1818 which I have not avengedH5358, For the LordH3068 dwellsH7931 in ZionH6726.

Notes

  1. 1. Joel 3:1 Ch 4:1 in Heb ↩
  2. 2. Joel 3:1 Jer 30:3; Ezek 38:14 ↩
  3. 3. Joel 3:1 Jer 16:15 ↩
  4. 4. Joel 3:2 Is 66:18; Mic 4:12; Zech 14:2 ↩
  5. 5. Joel 3:2 Joel 3:12, 14 ↩
  6. 6. Joel 3:2 I.e., YHWH judges ↩
  7. 7. Joel 3:2 Is 66:16; Jer 25:31; Ezek 38:22 ↩
  8. 8. Joel 3:2 Jer 50:17; Ezek 34:6 ↩
  9. 9. Joel 3:2 Ezek 35:10; 36:1-5 ↩
  10. 10. Joel 3:3 Obad 11; Nah 3:10 ↩
  11. 11. Joel 3:3 Lit Given ↩
  12. 12. Joel 3:3 Amos 2:6 ↩
  13. 13. Joel 3:4 Is 23:1-18; Amos 1:9, 10; Zech 9:2-4; Matt 11:21, 22; Luke 10:13, 14 ↩
  14. 14. Joel 3:4 Is 14:29-31; Jer 47:1-7; Ezek 25:15-17; Amos 1:6-8; Zech 9:5-7 ↩
  15. 15. Joel 3:4 Is 34:8; 59:18 ↩
  16. 16. Joel 3:5 2 Kin 12:18; 2 Chr 21:16, 17 ↩
  17. 17. Joel 3:5 Lit goodly things ↩
  18. 18. Joel 3:6 Ezek 27:13 ↩
  19. 19. Joel 3:6 Lit sons of Javan ↩
  20. 20. Joel 3:7 Is 43:5, 6; Jer 23:8; Zech 9:13 ↩
  21. 21. Joel 3:8 Is 14:2; 60:14 ↩
  22. 22. Joel 3:8 Job 1:15; Ps 72:10; Ezek 38:13 ↩
  23. 23. Joel 3:9 Jer 51:27 ↩
  24. 24. Joel 3:9 Jer 6:4; Ezek 38:7; Mic 3:5 ↩
  25. 25. Joel 3:9 Is 8:9, 10; Jer 46:3, 4; Zech 14:2, 3 ↩
  26. 26. Joel 3:10 Is 2:4; Mic 4:3 ↩
  27. 27. Joel 3:10 Zech 12:8 ↩
  28. 28. Joel 3:11 Or Come help ↩
  29. 29. Joel 3:11 Ezek 38:15, 16 ↩
  30. 30. Joel 3:11 Is 13:3 ↩
  31. 31. Joel 3:12 Joel 3:2, 14 ↩
  32. 32. Joel 3:12 I.e., YHWH judges ↩
  33. 33. Joel 3:12 Ps 7:6; 96:13; 98:9; Is 2:4; 3:13 ↩
  34. 34. Joel 3:13 Rev 14:14-19 ↩
  35. 35. Joel 3:13 Jer 51:33; Hos 6:11 ↩
  36. 36. Joel 3:13 Rev 14:19, 20; 19:15 ↩
  37. 37. Joel 3:13 Is 63:3; Lam 1:15 ↩
  38. 38. Joel 3:13 Gen 18:20 ↩
  39. 39. Joel 3:14 Is 34:2-8 ↩
  40. 40. Joel 3:14 Joel 3:2, 12 ↩
  41. 41. Joel 3:14 I.e., God’s verdict ↩
  42. 42. Joel 3:14 Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11, 31 ↩
  43. 43. Joel 3:14 I.e., God’s verdict ↩
  44. 44. Joel 3:15 Joel 2:10, 31 ↩
  45. 45. Joel 3:16 Hos 11:10; Amos 1:2 ↩
  46. 46. Joel 3:16 Joel 2:11 ↩
  47. 47. Joel 3:16 Ezek 38:19; Joel 2:10; Hag 2:6 ↩
  48. 48. Joel 3:16 Ps 61:3; Is 33:16; Jer 17:17 ↩
  49. 49. Joel 3:16 Jer 16:19; Nah 1:7 ↩
  50. 50. Joel 3:17 Joel 2:27 ↩
  51. 51. Joel 3:17 Is 11:9; 56:7; Ezek 20:40 ↩
  52. 52. Joel 3:17 Is 4:3; Obad 17 ↩
  53. 53. Joel 3:17 Is 52:1; Nah 1:15 ↩
  54. 54. Joel 3:18 Amos 9:13 ↩
  55. 55. Joel 3:18 Lit freshly pressed-out grape juice ↩
  56. 56. Joel 3:18 Ex 3:8 ↩
  57. 57. Joel 3:18 Is 30:25; 35:6 ↩
  58. 58. Joel 3:18 Ezek 47:1-12 ↩
  59. 59. Joel 3:18 Or acacias ↩
  60. 60. Joel 3:19 Obad 10 ↩
  61. 61. Joel 3:19 Lit of the sons ↩
  62. 62. Joel 3:20 Ezek 37:25; Amos 9:15 ↩
  63. 63. Joel 3:21 Is 4:4 ↩

Commentaries on Joel 3

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